Mervyn Peake (1911-1968) was a painter, poet, illustrator,
dramatist, and most famously the creator of the "Gormenghast
"trilogy. Very much his own man, and charmingly so, neither as an
artist nor as a painter did he belong to any school or movement;
his work was distinctive and peculiar to him. He was not a loner
though, his friends included Graham Greene, Augustus John, Dylan
Thomas and Walter de la Mare. His marriage to one of his students,
Maeve Gilmore was a happy one, too. Parkinson's disease tragically
curtailed his life.
Malcolm Yorke's biography was written with the full co-operation
of the Peake family who granted him access to letters, photographs
and drawings never previously published.
'Yorke, aware of the many interpretations that have been imposed
on Peake's trilogy, does not burden the reader with more. He
catches, instead, through apt summary, the wide range of opinion on
Peake's achievement, as poet, novelist, painter and illustrator.'
Frances Spalding, "Times Literary Supplement "
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'But his book goads the reader to search out Peake, and what
more could that unique man or his family ask?' John McEwen,
"Spectator"
'Most valuably, the book is generously illustrated with examples
of the works discussed. There will never be a clearer explication
of Peake's progress as a visual artist.' Michael Swanwick,
"Washington Post "
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